July 2018 History & Culture Opportunities

Encourage your participation in the following history & cultural events:

ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JULY 15 , 2 pm, Free. Photo presentation of Visit of the Japanese Mini-Sub to Albuquerque and NM in 1943 presented by retired submariner Dick Brown. Albuquerque Museum, free parking south of the Museum and free admission to the Museum and the program. www.albuqhistsoc.org.

FREE SATURDAY GUIDED WALKING TOURS OF DOWNTOWN CENTRAL AVE. MEET YOUR GUIDE AT SW CORNER OF 1ST & CENTRAL IN FRONT OF THEATER. City meters NOT monitored on Saturdays. Call 289-0586 to leave a message or reserve for a group more than five. Sponsored by the ABQ Historical Society & Historic ABQ. www.albuqhistsoc.org.

DA VINCI THE GENIUS EXHIBIT CLOSES JULY 29 – The most comprehensive traveling exhibition on the life, art and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci ever assembled. NM Natural History Museum in Old Town.

Every Wednesday, all day, seniors age 62 + ride the Railrunner for free. Must show ID. www.rioMetro.org.

JULY 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 FAMILY FUN DAY EVERY SUNDAY, 12 noon-5 pm: July theme is Arthropods Abound / Insects in Open Space. Bachechi Open Space, 9521 Rio Grande NW. Sponsored by the Bernalillo County Open Space Division. No reservation needed. www.bernco.gov/openspace.

EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT AT DUSK, Movies in the Park sponsored by Bernalillo County, free. Call-314-0477 for listing.

TWO IMPORTANT TEMPORARY EXHIBITS AT MAXWELL MUSEUM AT UNM: Gun violence: a Brief Cultural History (the role of museums in the romanticizing of guns) through Aug. 15. Return to Dine Bikeyah: 150th anniversary of the Signing of the Navajo Peace Treaty (through Sept. 1)

JULY 3, 10:30 am-2:30 pm, free. ABQ Genealogical Society Military Research Day, Topic is “Westward Ho! 1865-1890”, Main Library, 2nd floor. More info from Stuart Murray, stubucks@gmail.com. Free two hour parking at City garage across the street.

JULY 4, USA INDEPENDENCE DAY -Check schedules of museums & local historic sites as many are open.

JULY 4, all day. First Wednesday free admission to the Albuquerque Museum.

JULY 5, 10 am, free. The Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument at Quarai near Mountainair hosts a Naturalization / Citizenship ceremony for 10 people. Includes three speakers. Info at 847-2585. www.nps.gov/sapu.

JULY 7, 2-3 pm, free. New Mexico based television Colores feature. “Trinity: Getting the Job Done” the sometimes frightening, humorous story of the creating of the atomic bomb. Special Collections Library, Edith & Central NE.

JULY 7, 2 pm, free. Music and Q & A with Fatemah Bargmoradi. Part of the exhibit ” Because It’s Time: Unraveling Race & Place in New Mexico. National Hispanic Cultural Center. www.nhccnm.org.

JULY 7, 2-4 pm, free. John Taylor presents “ New Mexico’s Navy”, how numerous Navy, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines vessels were named for people and places in NM. Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts, 251 Main Street at the water tower.

JULY 7/8 (repeats every Saturday and Sunday), 12 noon – 5 pm, free. Mundos de Mestizaje, tours of the colossal fresco mural about the Hispanic world in the Torreon at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

JULY 10, 2-4 pm or 6-8 pm free. A book club discussing Native American topics or books by Native Americans. This month is “A ZUNI LIFE: A PUEBLO INDIAN IN TWO WORLDS”. by Virgil Wyacom from Zuni. Food may be ordered from the café. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Only slots for 15 people so RSVP at 843-7270. www.indianpueblo.org. bookclub@indianpueblo.org.

JULY 14, 10:30 am, free. Jack Fox, NM Dept. of Veterans Services Secretary speaks on the Storied history of the NM National Guard. Special Collections Library, Edith & Central NE.

JULY 14, 7 pm and 7:30 pm, free. Rock art tours of the Abo unit of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument by Mountainair. Followed by telescope viewing of the night sky. Call 505-847-2400 for information.

JULY 15, 4 pm, free. Barelas: Neighborhood at a Crossroads. A Film and Discussion. Contact valerie.martinez@state.nm.us. National Hispanic Cultural Center.

JULY 14/15 (repeats every Saturday and Sunday), 12 noon – 5 pm, free. Mundos de Mestizaje, tours of the colossal fresco mural about the Hispanic world in the Torreon at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

JULY 15, 2 pm, free. Visit of Japanese Mini-sub to Albuquerque in 1943 during WW II presented by Dick Brown. Sponsored by the Albuquerque Historical Society at the Albuquerque Museum. Free parking south of the Museum; Free admission to the Museum and the program. albuqhistsoc.org/programs

JULY 18, 6:30-11 pm, $8, or $7 for members. (Expected to sell out so get tickets in advance). The Time and Place of DaVinci Genius presented by Miriam Franchina PhD. She describes the legacy of DaVinci in modern Italy. NM Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW. www.nmnaturalhistory.org.

JULY 19, 6 pm, free. Aaron Dixon, former captain in the Black Panther party speaks about “Race & Social Movements in New Mexico”. Part of programming for “People Powered: New Mexicans and Social Movements”. National Hispanic Cultural Center.

JULY 21/22 (repeats every Saturday and Sunday), 12 noon – 5 pm, free. Mundos de Mestizaje, tours of the colossal fresco mural about the Hispanic world in the Torreon at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

JULY 26, 5:30-8:30 pm, $55. The Brain, It’s More than you Think. Includes reception, lecture by Michael Gelb and copy of his book, “How to think like DaVinci”.Part of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the NM Natural History Museum. www.nmnaturalhistory.org.

NEW OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ALBUQUERQUE HISTORY View the scrapbooks of the ABQ City Clerk dated from 1922-1974. The books have been copied and reside at the ABQ Special Collections Library, 423 Central NE. Check at the main desk.

WEBSITE SPOTLIGHT

NM Veterans Memorial (Albuquerque) www.nmvetsmemorial.org1100 Lousiana NE, 256-2042. The Memorial is dedicated to the men and women who gave their youth, hopes and dreams in the name of freedom. The website includes a section on nine periods of military history and how it affected those living in NM. Go to the events section and click on History of NM Vets.

MUSEUM EXHIBITS

Albuquerque Museum of Art & History – New Openings on Chinese Americans of Albuquerque, American Jewelry in New Mexico, “Only in Albuquerque”, “Excavations: Patrick Nagatani, Buried Cars and Other Stories”.

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at UNM. Opening of the exhibit “The Last Supper” calling attention to the negative effects of contemporary diets and diabetes on native nations. UNM.www.maxwellmuseum.unm.edu.Chinese Americans in New Mexico, Earth, Fire, Life – Six Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramicsmaxwellmuseum.unm.edu. 277-4405, 277-1400.

National Hispanic Cultural Center, 4th & Bridge NW.www.nhccnm.org. People Powered-New Mexicans and Social Movements, “La Ultima Exhibicion” based on the visual interpretation of the novel Bless Me, Ultima. “Unraveling Race and Place in New Mexico“, National Hispanic Cultural Center. www.nhccnm.org.

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History “Critical Assembly, the Secrets of Los Alamos 1944″ an installation by American sculptor Jim Sanborn. Step back in time to experience pure science through art … the recreation of the super secrets from the Manhattan Project’s atomic bomb. Nuclear Museum, 601 Eubank SE, 245-2137, info@nuclearmuseum.org.(Consider yearly memberships: Family $75; adult $40; Senior $35, Youth under 13, $25 ).

New Mexico History Museum – The Land that Enchants Me, picturing sheet music covers 1840-1960 with NM themes. Voices of Counter Culture in the Southwest; The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy, 47 Stars; Santa Fe Found: Fragments of Time; Telling NM Stories,Then & Now. www.nmhistorymuseum.org.

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY LOCAL HISTORY & ARCHIVES423 Central SE, 848-1377. Come see the beautifully renovated library and browse through many one of a kind books about Albuquerque. Open Tuesday – Sat. 9am-6pm.

WEBSITES OF NOTE

Celebrating New Mexico Statehood site, nmstatehood.unm.edu/
Celebrating New Mexico Statehood provides access to materials about New Mexico’s history and culture. Designed to facilitate research about New Mexico’s past, cultural heritage materials from 12 New Mexico institutions are available here for study and research. Materials include photographs, documents, maps, posters, art, music and video. Managed by the University of New Mexico, University Libraries and funded by UNM’s Center for Regional Studies, this project is intended to help all New Mexicans learn about and appreciate our past. Enjoy!

The 12 institutions participating in the Celebrating New Mexico site are:

The Albuquerque Museum

Farmington Museum

Hubbard Museum of the American West

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

National Hispanic Cultural Center

New Mexico History Museum, Chavez History Library

New Mexico History Museum, Photo Archives

New Mexico State University Library

Roswell Museum and Art Center

Silver City Museum

University of New Mexico, Art Museum

University of New Mexico, Center for Southwest Research

1910 New Mexico Constitutionwww.newmexicohistory.org/centennial.
This is from the State Historian’s office and it deals specifically with the 1910 New Mexico Constitution. It has photos & bios of all the delegates to the 1910 constitutional convention along with the text of the 1910 constitution, the 2012 amended NM constitution and an essay by the Legislative Council Services describing all the changes to the Constitution over the last 100 years. There is also info on president Taft and much more.

The ABQ Public Library has a huge web site devoted to the Centennial and NM History. There are links to all sorts of material. www.cabq.gov/library.

CENTENNIAL TEACHERS RESOURCE GUIDE

Visit the web sites of the Albuquerque Historical Society, www.albuqhistsoc.org, to see the free Centennial Teachers Resource Guide. The Guide has four sections on New Mexico History and 4th & 7th grade lesson plans. The sections are: